Combined bath robe and towel.



I. T. NORMAN. COMBINED BATH ROBE AND TOWEL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1911;

Patented 'Oct.- 16, 1917.

ATTORNEY P ili COMBINED BATH ROBE AND TOWEL.

To all whom it may cdncern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. NORMAN,

residing atv Nanticoke, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Combined Bath Robe andTowel, of which the following is a specification.

In the use of the ordinary forms of bath robes, the robe is usually notdonned until after the bather has, to some extent, used the bath towelfor drying, and frequently particularly when taking hot baths, thebather is subjected more or less to danger of being chilled.

My invention seeks to provide a robe made of the usual bath towelmaterial, so de signed that it can be donned immediately on leaving thebath and conveniently utilized as a towel for drying ofi.

My invention, therefore, embodies a combined bath robe and towel inwhich. the robe is especially designed, so that parts thereof,

while the robe is applied in the usual way, may be easily grasped by thehand and used as a towel, and in which special provision is also made byeasily drying the.

back, the robe also including a special form of hood for dryingthe headand protecting the same while the user is drying other portions of thebody. I

In its more subordinate features, my invention consists in certaindetails of construction set forth in the following description,specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompany,- ing drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view that illustrates mv combined bath robe and towel asoperatively applied.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, parts being in perspective, of my bath robeand towel, and

Fig. 3 is a view that illustrates the manner in which the robe-towel isused for rubbing and drying the back.

In carrying out my invention, the robe body 1 is made up of the usualTurkish bath towel material and the said body is of suflicient length toinclose the entire body, as desired.

The robe also includes a hood member 2 which includes lateral extensions20, that constitute neck bands for closing up under the cheeks and chinof the user directly after leaving the bath, as indicated in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing.

3-3 designates the robe sleeves, and these,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedct. it, 1917.

Application filed February 20, 1917. Serial No. 149,807.

in my construction of robe have their open end especially designed, asis clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, from which it will benoticed that the said ends of the sleeves are each formed with anextension 30, in the nature of a loop having a closed end 31, the saidloops being so made that they produce, as it were, pockets 32 into*which the hands may be easily projected and in such a manner that theclosed ends 31 and the extensions proper may be readily gripped by thehands and used as rubbers, see

Fig. 1, for drying off the body in a manner the .same as is done with anordinary towel, it being understood that by havlng the sleeve endsformed as stated and shown, the user can easily reach all parts of thebody as readily as can be done by gripping portions of the ordinarytowel, and using the said sleeve ends as rubbing portions.

Additional provision is made in my form of robe-towel for reaching anddrying off the back and, to that end, hand loops 6-6 are secured to theback side of the robe and, at such points, that t e user may readilygrasp them, see Fig. 3, and in such manner that the parts of the ro etowel adjacent the loops 6-6 may be conveniently manipulated as rubbingportions readily movable across and up and down while in the act ofdrying the back.

After drying, in case the userdesires to keep the robe on, the hands maybe readily slipped out through the openings 33 for ordinary uses.

My invention is exceedingly simple and in shaping the robe in the mannerstated, it adds practically nothing to the expense of making the robeper se.

The advantage in the use of my robetowel is of special importance tothose who are susceptible of readily catching cold after bathing and forinvalids who need a protecting covering for the body while in the act ofdrying olf.-

It is understood since the body of the robe is made up of towelmaterial, any portion thereof may be grasped by the user for dryingpurposes while the robe is on the body or when taken off.

What I claim is:

1. A robe-towel having sleeves, the ends of which are formed with pocketlike extensions adapted for receiving the hands of the user and forserving as rubbin portions, said sleeve where it joins wit said pocketportion being open to expose the back of the hand whereby that portionadjacent to the palm and wrist will be of unbroken,materia1.

2. A robe-towel having hand holds at the back, whereby the back portionsmay be readily manipulated as rubbing members for drying oil the back ofthe user.

3. As a new article, a bath robe made of bath towel material, whichincludes sleeves having loop like extensions at the lower ends that formpockets for receiving the hands and whichserve as rubbing portions whenthe hands are in the saidpockets, sald loopa likeextensions forming acontinuatlon of the sleeve at the palm or inner side and being separatedor open at the back side to expose the back of the hand 4. As a newarticle, a bath robe made of bath towel material, which includes sleeveshaving loop like extensions at the lower ends that form pockets forreceiving the hands and which serve as rubbing portions when the handsare in the said pockets, and loop members attached to the back of thebody adapted for being grasped by the hands, whereby the said back ofthe robe 1 may be used as a towel.

5. As anew article, a bath robe-towel conslsting of a robe of bath towelmaterial, the

said robe including sleeves having loop like extensions that formpockets for the hands and which serve as rubbers, a hood member havingportions for extending under the cheeks and chin of the user and loopsattached to the back of the robe and adapted for being grasped by theuser when the hands are extended through the sleeves of the robe and forutilizing the back portion of the robe as a towel.

JOSEPH T. NORMAN.

